A TripAdvisorâ„¢ TripWow slideshow of a travel blog to General Santos, Philippines by TravelPod blogger Raymondc titled "Enjoying GenSan" Raymondc's travel blog entry: "The rain held off so we had a chance to visit the attractions of the town of General Santos, such as they were. There was a big market across the road from the hotel so we went to explore it, bought a kilo of limes to take back to Hong Kong where lemons cost an arm and a leg, and had a cheap but tasty breakfast at one of the market stalls. According to my map, courtesy of Lonely Planet, we were near the sea, so we walked down to the beach, where Yoong got angry as she tends to when she thinks we are in dirty places. I found it quite picturesque, with several fishing boats and lots of little children running around in varying degrees of nakedness. Admittedly there was some rubbish around, but I think she was mainly put off by the sand, which was black - as some beaches are. I managed to get a few photos before she dragged me away back to the road. The rain kept off long enough for us to do a long walk around the main streets of the town and a few back roads, with a break for email at an Internet cafe. A couple of messages from our children, but mostly YouTube comments and Yoong's finance information. It's not a particularly exciting city, but pleasant enough, with a nondescript park and some nice tree-lined avenues. We came across a restaurant with the ubiquitous lechon manok (chicken barbecued on a ...